QA Engineer (QA005)

A2R Software Consulting Private Limited; Dadri; On-site; INR 480,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and performance-in-

Comprehensive health insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Professional certification support

Employee wellness programs

Paid leaves and holidays

Career development opportunities

Exposure to global projects

Job summary

HCL Technologies is seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer to ensure quality, reliability, performance, and functionality of software applications through comprehensive testing.

The role involves testing across web, desktop, mobile, and enterprise applications, both manually and with automation, in an Agile environment, collaborating with developers and product owners to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with experience in software testing.
• Experience in manual testing, automation testing, defect management, and QA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and design comprehensive test plans and cases.
• Perform manual testing of web, desktop, mobile, and enterprise applications.
• Execute regression, integration, system, and smoke testing and validate fixes.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Report defects and track their lifecycle with QA metrics.

Skills

Selenium WebDriver

PostgreSQL

Automation framework development

Test execution productivity

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

TestNG

JUnit

NUnit

Cypress

Playwright

Git

Job description

QA Engineer (QA005)

HCL Noida, India QA Engineer - 2-4 Years Full-Time Bachelor’s degree with experience in software testing

• Selenium WebDriver
• PostgreSQL
• Experience in automation framework development.
• Test execution productivity.

Job Description

HCL Technologies is seeking a detail-oriented and quality-focused QA Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, performance, and functionality of software applications through comprehensive testing processes. The candidate should have experience in manual testing, automation testing, defect management, and software quality assurance methodologies.

As a QA Engineer, you will work closely with developers, business analysts, project managers, and product owners to identify defects, validate business requirements, and ensure software products meet quality standards before deployment. You will play a critical role in maintaining customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality software solutions.

The position requires excellent analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work in Agile development environments.

Key Responsibilities

Software Testing

• Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and technical documents.
• Design and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Perform manual testing of web, desktop, mobile, and enterprise applications.
• Validate application functionality against business requirements.
• Conduct regression, integration, system, smoke, and sanity testing.
• Verify bug fixes and perform re-testing activities.
• Ensure software quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Automation Testing

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts.
• Execute automation test suites and analyze results.
• Improve test coverage through automation frameworks.
• Maintain reusable automation components and libraries.
• Collaborate with developers to implement automated testing strategies.

Defect Management

• Identify, document, track, and report software defects.
• Work closely with development teams to reproduce issues.
• Verify defect fixes and ensure closure of reported bugs.
• Participate in defect review meetings.
• Maintain defect metrics and reporting dashboards.

Performance & Security Testing

• Conduct performance and load testing activities.
• Validate system responsiveness under varying workloads.
• Identify bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Support security testing and vulnerability assessments.

Documentation & Reporting

• Create detailed test reports and quality metrics.
• Maintain testing documentation and traceability matrices.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Required Technical Skills

Testing Skills

• Manual Testing
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Sanity Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Automation Tools

• Selenium WebDriver
• TestNG
• JUnit
• NUnit
• Cypress
• Playwright

API Testing

• Postman
• Swagger
• REST API Testing
• JSON Validation

Bug Tracking Tools

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Bugzilla
• HP ALM

Database Testing

• SQL Server
• MySQL
• Oracle Database
• PostgreSQL

Version Control

• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab

Required Knowledge Areas

• Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Agile and Scrum Methodologies
• Test Case Design Techniques
• Defect Life Cycle
• Risk-Based Testing
• Black Box Testing
• White Box Testing
• Boundary Value Analysis
• Equivalence Partitioning

Preferred Skills

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter and LoadRunner.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Understanding of security testing concepts.
• Experience in automation framework development.
• Knowledge of Docker and containerized environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and within teams.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proactive approach to quality improvement.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Reviewing requirements and preparing test cases.
• Executing manual and automated test cases.
• Reporting and tracking defects.
• Participating in Agile sprint meetings.
• Collaborating with developers to resolve issues.
• Conducting regression testing before releases.
• Preparing test execution reports and quality metrics.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Defect detection efficiency.
• Test coverage percentage.
• Defect leakage rate.
• Automation coverage growth.
• Test execution productivity.
• Release quality and stability.
• Stakeholder satisfaction.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance incentives.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Professional certification support.
• Employee wellness programs.
• Paid leaves and holidays.
• Career development opportunities.
• Exposure to global projects and enterprise clients.

Why Join HCL?

• Work on large-scale enterprise applications.
• Gain hands-on experience with modern testing tools and technologies.
• Collaborate with highly skilled professionals.
• Access continuous learning and career growth programs.
• Build expertise in both manual and automation testing.
• Be part of innovative digital transformation projects.